Carlisle's point of view:

Walking up the walkway, I held a dozen roses in my hands. Alice, Jasper, and Edward were in the doorway, saying goodbye to Angela. Alice bent down to give her a hug. I was hoping they'd be gone by the time I got here, at least the selfish part of me wanted to be alone with my girlfriend after a long day at work. Edward coughed as my three of my children turned to walk toward me.

"Goodnight, Dad." Edward smirked at me. "Don't stay too late."

"Yeah, yeah." I rolled my eyes at him.

"Goodnight, Daddy." Alice hugged me. She only called me 'Daddy' when she was in a giddy mood.

I hugged her back and kissed her cheek. "I love you, sweetie."

"I love you too, Dad." She squeezed my waist and kissed my cheek.

"I'll see you later."

"Not too late." She smiled at me.

"What, is it gang up on Dad night?" I teased my children.

They laughed, and Edward winked at me as Alice followed her older brother and Jasper to my car to take it home for the night. I turned to see Angela smiling at me as she sat in the doorway. I swallowed as I took in her beauty.

"You brought me flowers," she said.

"I did." I leaned down and kissed her.

"They're beautiful, Carlisle." She took the flowers, smelled them, and closed her eyes. "Thank you."

I laughed softly. "You reminded me a bit of Renesmee."

"Why?"

"Because I bought her some yellow flowers and she had the same reaction."

She smiled at me. "You're such a good grandfather."

"I also got some for Alice to take Sarah tomorrow," I told her softly. "Rosalie brought her a bunny today, and she moved to hold it."

"Really?" Angela brought her hands up to her mouth.

"Yes. Our little girl is strong, Angela."

She looked at me with warmth and lifted her hand up to reach for me. I took her hand, and was surprised when she pulled herself up to stand. Wrapping my right arm around her waist, I pulled her close, and up so she wouldn't have to stand on her feet. She leaned up to kiss me. Completely forgetting about the flowers, I cupped her cheek and dropped them in the process. Her kisses were timid, but I could feel the passion behind them anyway.

She pulled away. "You are the most caring man I've ever met."

Her soft whisper hit my mouth, and I dipped my head to kiss her again. She moaned gently as I deepened our kisses. After a few moments, I pulled away. Angela was breathing hard as she put her head on my chest. I wound both of my arms around her, holding her close to my heart that she stolen several days ago.

"Carlisle?" she whispered.

"Yes, my dear?" I asked.

"Not that I don't mind kissing you, I'd rather not have people catch us making out on my porch."

I laughed. "That's not a bad idea to let men in the neighborhood know you're mine."

"Hey, now." She hit me playfully on the shoulder.

I kissed her briefly before helping her sit down on the chair and bent down to pick up the flowers.

"Did she really move?" Angela asked.

"Yes. She moved her arms around the stuffed animal."

"How amazing." She turned to push herself into the entry way and into the kitchen.

"I hope you don't mind Rosalie visiting her today," I said.

"Why did she visit?" Angela asked. "Not that I don't mind."

"She wanted to talk with me, mostly," I admitted. "She has a hard time with change."

"I hope I'm not causing any problems with your family," she said quietly, looking a little dejected.

"No, it's not that. She's supportive of us, and I think Sarah will warm her over. She loves children," I explained.

"I'm glad then she's okay with us." Angela pulled out a picture and held it out for me. "Will you fill this with water?" she asked.

"Sure." I took it from her and set the roses down on the counter top.

I turned on the water and filled the picture up. After putting the roses into them, I turned toward Angela.

"Where do you want it?" I asked.

"On the dining room table, please."

"Of course." I placed them on the table, and turned to see her smiling.

"Thank you."

"Shall we start on Sarah's room?" I asked.

"Actually, we finished it already," she said. "I sort of wanted to wait for you to be here, but Alice insisted they help so we could watch a movie when you got here, but I think she wanted to decorate a room more than anything."

I laughed. "That sounds like her. I wouldn't mind taking the offer for the movie though, as long as you sit on the couch with me."

"I think I can manage that," she replied. "Let's go look at what I have."

We moved into the living room, where several DVDs sat on the coffee table. "I set out some I thought we could watch," Angela said.

She picked up the titles, and I picked up 'Pride and Prejudice'. "I enjoyed this book, so let's watch this one."

"I was hoping you'd say that." She moved to put the TV and DVD on with her remote.

I quickly put the DVD into the player and sat on the couch. "Come sit by me?" I asked.

She blushed, but moved to sit on my right, pulling the ottoman toward her, so she could put her leg up.

After pressing play, I couldn't stand it any longer, and I put my arm around her. She sighed and cuddled into my side as my left hand picked up her hand. We were silent, enjoying the movie as we cuddled on the couch.

"Mmm, this is so nice," she whispered.

"What is?" I asked.

"Just sitting with you," she explained as her voice dropped to a whisper. "Having you hold me. It wasn't like this with my other relationships."

"Of course it wasn't with those little boys. They didn't know what they were doing."

She laughed. "They didn't know how to cuddle?"

"Not with my girl." I kissed her again.

She sighed and rested her head on my chest. Instead of watching the movie, I watched her face out of the corner of my eye. She watched the movie with rapt attention, her eyes never leaving the screen, but after five minutes, they began to droop. Within a few more moments, she was fast asleep. She snored softly as her mouth hung open. Her lips captivated me as I watched her. Sighing, she turned her body toward me wrapped her right arm around my waist.

"Hmmm, Carlisle," she muttered.

"I'm here, my sweet girl." I kissed her head. "Sleep well, honey."

Through the rest of the night, I held my beloved as she slept soundly. When light filtered into the room, Angela stirred. She yawned and her eyes fluttered open, showing me her beautiful brown eyes. Sighing, she looked up at me in confusion.

"What happened?" Her voice was thick with sleep.

"You fell asleep, darling." I kissed her forehead.

"Really?" She frowned and pulled away from me.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"You're … you're car's still in the driveway …." She trailed off and bit her lip. "What if people think we …."

"I actually had Jasper drive it home last night," I said.

She sighed and leaned back. "That's a relief."

"I hope you know that I'd never take advantage of you like that," I whispered.

"Oh, I know that. I just don't want other to think that … that about us." She blushed furiously.

"Exactly why I had Jasper take my car home." I cupped her cheek, forcing her to look up at me. "I thought I may stay here late, and I didn't want others think the same."

She leaned up to kiss me chastely. "I appreciate the thought."

"Anything for you, my dear." I wrapped my arms around her again, drawing her close to me.

She giggled as I placed a kiss below her ear. "I hope you're okay with my physical affections so far, and you'll let me know if I go too far."

"I will." She reached up to kiss me. "But I do have to admit that I'm a little reserved with public displays of affection."

I ran my hand up her arm and neck to cup her cheek. "I'm glad to know that, but I'll be sad for the chance to wear you on my arm to show that you're my girl."

She snorted. "Are all vampires as protective of their girlfriends?"

"Only the ones with the most beautiful girlfriends are."

She laughed. "You're cute."

"And you're beautiful."

Dipping my head, I kissed her for several long moments before she pulled away.

"Sorry. I need to use the restroom," she said sheepishly.

"Of course. Would you like some breakfast?"

"That would be lovely." She smiled as she moved to her chair.

I went into the kitchen and pulled out bacon and eggs. As I looked for pans, I listened closely to her sounds in case she fell. Turning on the stove, I put two slices of bacon on it. Just as I whisked the eggs, Angela pushed herself into the kitchen.

"I'd really like to get crutches," she said thoughtfully. "I hate wheeling myself around in this thing."

"Maybe in a few days," I replied pouring the eggs onto the pan. "I'd feel safer in case your concussion flairs up."

"If I must."

"I insist."

She shook her head. Out of the corner of my eye, I watched her pour herself a glass of orange juice.

"Alice left you some clothes in the bathroom, by the way," she said after taking a few sips.

"She must've seen that I would've stay," I said lightly, pulling out a plate for her.

"Hhhmmm." She took another drink. "When will Sarah come home?"

"Several days," I replied, putting the eggs on the plate. I turned over the bacon. "I'd may take a few days off to stay with her, just in case."

"We'd like that."

I grinned to myself as I put the bacon on her plate, grabbed some napkins, and moved to her table. My grin widened when she came to sit next to me, and I placed my hand on her knee as she began to eat.

"This is wonderful, Carlisle. Thank you for making me breakfast." She used her napkin to wipe off her fingers.

"Anytime." I smiled at her.

"So, where did you learn to cook?" she asked.

"When Renesmee was born, we all learned to cook. Actually, Edward learned when he started to date Bella, but the rest of us wanted to learn when the baby was born so we could all care for her."

"That sound wonderful. Maybe, well, I guess it's up to Edward and Bella, but maybe Renesmee can come stay over once Sarah's home for a few days."

"Ness would love that. She doesn't get to see many kids since we moved."

"She was able to interact with other kids? Bella and Alice told me she grew too fast to be around others." She looked puzzled.

"There are others … we, it's not my secret to tell, but there were other non-humans back in Forks, and our families interacted with each other, including several children." I took her hands since she was done eating.

She caressed my hands with her thumbs.

"What would you like to do now, my dear? I have the day off."

"Hmmm. I have no idea. Any ideas?" she replied. "Well, other than a nice visit with Sarah."

"We could bring her lunch, or ice cream rather. She's only been able to eat soft foods so far."

"I'm sure she'd love that, and so would I."

"It's a plan then." She leaned forward to kiss me.

I gave her several, long slow kisses.

"You'd better change," she replied when she pulled away, "so we can go see her."

"I'll be out in a moment, my love."

"Okay. It may take me longer."

"I'd wait forever for you." I have her my most convincing smile.

She blushed again as I stood to make my way to the bathroom. Closing myself in the bathroom, I changed my clothes in a matter of moments. As I opened the door, the phone rang. Angela's voice came from her bedroom."

"Hello?"

"Hello, Ms. Webber?"

"This is her," her voice replied.

"Yes. We need you to come to the hospital. I'm afraid we have some news about your daughter."

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